[Circumstances of diagnosis of diabetes mellitus at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital in Lomé].

The purpose of this study was to describe the different circumstances in which diabetes mellitus was detected in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital in Lomé. We conducted a retrospective and descriptive study in the Department of Internal Medicine, at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital in Lomé from January 2015 to December 2017. During the study period, 307 patients with diabetes mellitus were admitted to our Department, of whom 104 did not know to have diabetes.

[Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the populations of the city of Lomé relating to prevention of schistosomiasis: a case study conducted in the Canton of Légbassito].

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the populations relating to schistosomal infestation.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study of knowledges, attitudes and practices of the population of the township of Légbassito relating to schistosomiasis. The sampling calculated on the basis of the population of the township by the software DosBox 0.

[Epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary features of diabetic foot: a study conducted at the Medico-surgical Clinic, University Hospital Sylvanus Olympio in Lomé].

Background: Diabetic foot is a common and severe complication of diabetes. This study aimed to determine the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary features of diabetic foot at a Hospital in Lomé (Togo).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective, descriptive study from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015 (5 years) at the Medico-surgical Clinic, University Hospital Sylvanus Olympio in Lomé All patients hospitalized for diabetic foot during the study period were enrolled.

[Cost of hospitalization by the Activity Based Costing method in the neonatal department of Principal Hospital of Dakar].

Objectives: To determine the cost of hospitalization per day in the neonatal department of Principal Hospital of Dakar.

Methodology: This prospective study took place during the month of July 2011 in the newborn unit. The activity-based costing method was used to analyze costs.

[Mortality in hemodialysis unit in Togo].

Purpose: To determine the epidemiological and etiologic aspects associated with the death of haemodialysis patients.

Methodology: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted in the department of hemodialysis of the Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital from July 2010 to December 2011 (18 months). The files of all the haemodialysis patients for chronic renal insufficiency of both sexes and all ages who died were included in our study.

[Knowledge, attitudes, and practices relative to the risk of transmission of hepatitis B and C viruses in a hospital in Togo].

Objective: To assess the knowledge, the attitudes, and the practices of hospital nursing staff in relation to the infectious risks of the hepatitis B and C viruses.

Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive survey conducted at the Lome Campus Teaching Hospital among the nursing staff present during at least one of the 2 consecutive workdays of the survey.

Results: The total nursing staff included 190 people, 115 (60.

[AIDS related Kaposi sarcoma: 103 cases in dermatology in Lomé (Togo)].

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical profile and the treatment and natural history of AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma in 3 major dermatology departments in Lomé (Togo).

Patients And Method: This retrospective, descriptive study was based on the records of patients with AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma from January 2005 through October 2011.

Results: During the study period, 157 patients were treated in the dermatology departments for Kaposi sarcoma.

[Vaginal infections in pregnant women at the Regional Hospital of Sokode (Togo) in 2010 and 2011].

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the major microorganisms causing vaginal infections in pregnant women consulting at the Regional Hospital of Sokodé and to assess their sensitivity to antibiotics.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study took place from June 2010 through August 2011 and included 302 pregnant women from whom a sample was taken by a vaginal swab. Samples were processed for parasitic, bacterial, and fungal agents, by microscopic examination and culture.

Epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of bacterial meningitis in Dapaong, northern Togo.

Objective: To assess the seasonality of the bacterial meningitis and the antibiotic resistance of incriminated bacteria over the last three years in the northern Togo.

Methods: From January 2007 to January 2010, 533 cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) samples were collected from patients suspected of meningitis in the Regional Hospital of Dapaong (northern Togo). After microscopic examination, samples were cultured for bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility.

[Profile of Buruli ulcer treated at the National Reference Centre of Togo: a study of 119 cases].

The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic profile and the outcome of Buruli ulcer (BU) in the National Reference Center for Buruli ulcer treatment (NRCBUT) in Togo. It was a retrospective and descriptive study of records of patients treated for BU in the NRCBUT between June 2007 and December 2010. During the study period, 119 patients (56.

[Ulcerative colitis: a case in Togo].

Ulcerative colitis seems to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa. Because its clinical and radiological signs are non-specific, anatomopathologic studies are necessary for definitive diagnosis after exclusion of parasitic, bacterial, and viral causes. The purpose of this report is to describe a fatal case of ulcerative colitis in a 68-year-old woman in Togo.

[Evaluation of the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma with vinblastine in Togo: a study of 23 cases].

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of treatment of AIDS-related and non AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) using vinblastine (Velbé®). A retrospective study was conducted between January 1990 and December 2009 in the Department of Dermatology at the Lomé teaching hospital. The therapeutic protocol is the administration of 10 injections of vinblastine every 15 days.